MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '18 at 17:28
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 716 78% 620 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 142 Parallax 123 110% 134 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 132 Splatting 104 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 593GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,360 Write 1,623 Mixed 1,986 442% 1,990 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 25.4 168% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 38.8 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 254 212% 288 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,225 Write 578 Mixed 682 182% 828 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 18.2 126% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 34 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 18 62% 127 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 126%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 173GB free Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2719 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 702 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 100 (B4) Unknown 0 0 5570 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 49 219044380701 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 33 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3794530101 (F7) Unknown 100 100 118628990 (F8) Unknown 100 100 26761813	82.5% Excellent	Read 516 Write 398 Mixed 373 95% 429 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 17.3 119% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.8 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 17.2 28% 52.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 105%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 581GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 160 147 4983 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5333 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17291 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4545 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 2181 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5331 (C2) HDA temperature 110 90 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	58.5% Above average	Read 109 Write 94.5 Mixed 94.3 75% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 0.39 119% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 62%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 114 Write 115 Mixed 97.8 140% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.14 59% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 27.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 26.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 111%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (MS-7A57) - $250

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,041x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	138x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	283x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	212x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	72x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	57x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	65x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	53x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16